borrelia
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- noun
- /bɔːˈrɛliə/
- Specialized
- Lyme disease is caused by an infection from the bacterium borrelia burgdorferi.
- Borrelia burgdorferi
Examples
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A spirochete bacterium called borrelia burgdorferi causes the disease transmitted by ticks.
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These are the ticks that carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the organism that causes Lyme disease in humans.
Academic text (1996) -
There is a controversy about whether Lyme disease, carried by ticks and caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, can survive antibiotics.
Blog text (25) -
The deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, carries Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
Academic text (2008) -
Lyme disease is caused by an infection from the bacterium borrelia burgdorferi.
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The deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, carries borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
Synonyms
Small spiral bacteria that can cause Lyme disease and other infections, often spread by ticks
Compounds
- Specialized
Small spiral bacteria that can cause Lyme disease and other infections, often spread by ticks
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word borrelia comes from the name of a French scientist, Borrel, and the ending -ia, which is often added to names of groups of living things. So borrelia literally means 'Borrel's bacteria', which helps you remember it is the name for a group of spiral-shaped bacteria that can cause disease.